I had 2 really great moments this week that took me aback.  One was that one of my Hcs2 students wanted to come to my Hcs1 class during his lunch to discuss CTSO upcoming events.  I offered to make the announcements but he insisted he did not mind rushing his lunch and coming down if I'd give him a pass. So I said fine but come 1/2 way through period so I could get lecture done.  Sure enough he came and made the announcements.  The remainder of the class we were doing a reviw activity for an assessment the next day. The student asked to stay. My brain was cooking.  " You can stay if you run the review..."  I explained the review technique I used.  He had to reach back into his brain from last years work, but he did it. That was when I had " a moment". The student became the teacher.  I just sat and watched the interaction. The HCS1 students were impressed with him.  He was impressed with how much they knew.  And I was impressed with all of them.  The other one was just before I left work. I have a roommate. ( have to share a classroom) she had come in during the last 10 minutes of my class. ( she travels to other classrooms assisting students as sees a lot of other teacher 's classes in action). We were in the middle of an activity.  Students were really having fun. I was monitoring and guiding them but also really having fun.  The bell rang,  they left and I plopped in my chair exhausted.  She turned to me and said, " You know, you are a really really good teacher. "